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Wayne Bentley Phillips

Born: 1 March 1958, Adelaide, South Australia
Major Teams: South Australia, Australia.
Known As: Wayne Phillips
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 1st Test, 1983/84
Last Test:
Australia v New Zealand at Auckland, 3rd Test, 1985/86

ODI Debut:
Australia v Pakistan at Karachi, 3rd ODI, 1982/83
Last ODI:
Australia v New Zealand at Auckland, 4th ODI, 1985/86

First-class Debut: South Australia v Victoria at Adelaide, 1977/78

ACB Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy Coach 1996 - present

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   27   48   2  1485  159   32.28   2   7   52   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   48   41   6   852   75*  24.34  85.71   0   6   42   7

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1977/78 - 1990/91)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  114  199  16  6907  260   37.74  13  33  154   7

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling                29    0    13    0    -     -      0   0    -   2.68

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1977/78 - 1990/91)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   83   75  11  1804  135   28.18   1  13   70   8

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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South Australia's Wayne Phillips was a rakishly built left handed batsman and wicketkeeper who represented both state and country over the course of a first class career that spanned the thirteen year period between the 1977-78 and 1990-91 seasons. Despite an unusual grip on the blade (one hand was placed close to the top of the handle and the other near to the bottom), Phillips was a natural strokemaker and one who was particularly confident when executing horizontal bat shots. It was this confidence - as well as a willingness to sacrifice himself for the good of his team - which was integral in his emergence as a successful opener for the Croweaters in the early 1980s and in his elevation to Test level at the start of the 1983-84 international season. Phillips enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top flight: his commanding 159 against Pakistan in Perth made him only the fourteenth Australian in Test history to compile a century on debut. But it was not long before the same sense of selflessness that had inspired his transformation from a middle order player into an opening batsman acted as a millstone around his neck. In mid-career, he was asked to become a wicketkeeper on the basis of his experience as a gloveman at underage and club level and as a response to the development of a gaping hole in the Australian team following Rod Marsh's departure. While the move was not without some short-term benefits - his sound wicketkeeping skills and a courageous second Test century on tour in the Caribbean in 1984 encouraged hopes of a long and fruitful stint in the role - it effectively spelled the beginning of the end for his international ambitions. His productivity with the bat waned so steadily thereafter that his Test and ODI careers were both over within a mere three years. He subsequently remained a key player in the South Australian team for a number of seasons but his career never again touched the same heights as it had done previously. Ultimately, Phillips became involved in full-time coaching work at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide, a role in which he still functions today. He can also occasionally be heard as a television commentator on the Nine Network. (John Polack, June 2000)
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